#Client Vetting

[astridsdreamspace]

Every freelancer has a story about a gig that looked fine—until it wasn’t. This week, we're talking about boundaries. Tuesday’s post tackled scope creep, and today we’re going straight to the root: recognizing red flags before you ever say yes. Whether it's vague job descriptions, dodgy payment promises, or just that feeling in your gut that something’s off—you don’t have to justify walking away. Our latest piece, “Trust That Gut: Spotting Red Flags Before the Contract is Signed,” is part memoir, part guide, and full of hard-earned lessons. Learn the warning signs, hear the stories, and walk away with a stronger freelance filter. You deserve to work with people who respect you. 📚 Read the full post now at dreamspacestudio.net 💬 And tell us—what’s a red flag you always notice right away? #FreelanceTips #WritingLife #Boundaries #ClientVetting #DreamspaceDispatch

[keydekyie]

Go you funky little SecUnit! Go!

(One of my favorite scenes from the newest Murderbot novel: System Collapse)

[iheartvmt]

We had a new client, a very put-together older lady, bring in her little kitten for his first wellness visit, and after we gave the kitty his pokes, we encouraged the owner to play with him while we finished entering charges and then the receptionist would come back to check them out. 

The lady turns to her kitten and says in a creepy voice, "Do you wanna play some squid games?" and pulls a little stuffed squid from her pocket, which the kitten pounces on with murderous glee. 

It was stupid cute. Sometimes people are the best.

[humphangh]

tldr; cat got injured again while i am away for medical treatment and my art emergency commissions are open.

prices;

rough sketch = $10usd

b&w sketch (grayscale + cleaned) = $20usd

colored flat sketch = $30usd

colored, cleaned, semi shaded = $40usd

i will also take normal commissions which are fully rendered pieces;

Icon = $50usd

Halfbody= $80usd

Full body = $100usd

Extra characters are double the original price.

PayPal and Kofi as the ONLY forms of payment!

DMs are open for questions!

[swagging-back-to]

oh my fucking goooooood the gendies are now saying that calling animals 'it' is actually totally normal and not speciesist at all because 'nonbinary people use it/its!!! we need to remove the stigma!!!!!'

[cherryatombomb]

hear me out but. vet (as in. animal vet) ghost w soap who has a very embarrassing crush on him, and gets the very smart idea to ask him out by pretending his dog's sick so he can go and see him

except he never quite finds the courage the first few times

so he just. keeps going back. with this animal that is very well cared for and absolutely loving life at the vet's, whilst johnny keeps fumbling over his words and never quite managing to explicitly ask ghost out

(he eventually musters up the courage. ghost is very charmed and pretending he isn't. bonus points if soap's pet somehow managed to get them into a fluster-y moment. ye classic rom com lead ties two people up moment.)

[puppysdog]

"most accurate medical drama to exist" house md is already right there

[gil-estel]

rip vet bills are gonna kill me this month

[babyboywilson]

YALL! I DID IT! I had my very first patient today! It was a golden retriever who came in for a recheck of an ear infection and I got to look at samples under the microscope and talk to the client and examine the dog and prescribe meds and make recommendations!! my first ever patient as a doctor and it went so so well!! what a perfect first day at work as Dr G!!

[mod2amaryllis]

if you're ever taking your pets out of the country, please for the love of god do research on the requirements beforehand. like one Google search. please. that one will turn into many more headache inducing searches but maybe it'll save you from showing up at a vet clinic the day before you're supposed to fly hoping to get an international health certificate only to discover, after 30 minutes of us doing your research for you, that you haven't met half of the requirements and can't possibly do so for 21 days.

[aspiringhorrorauthor]

Hey guys how’s it going today I experienced fucking ableism for my anosmia???

[rustyliver]

i went to the vet yesterday and thought it pertinent to share this gem

[tangledinink]

I'm concerned about your latest post, are you okay????

I'm okay!!! ^^; I'm not in any kind of danger or anything, I'm just having a bad day lol. I've had worse, though, and I will be fine.

[snarp]

me, texting: "Hey, I'm calling to see if Uncertainty the Cat is ready to go home?" "Hang on and let me check - oh you said UNCERTAINTY? That sweet sweet little boy? Oh my gosh let me tell you I love Uncertainty, I've been letting him run around the office with me and he is just"

thegeekgene: Good

thegeekgene: Correct reaction to Uncertainty

me: Waiting to pick him up, and they've visibly been moving him back in line every time someone else shows up to pick up an animal, presumably because he is Good And Quiet. I keep hearing them tell other customers like "he sure does have a personality" "she is READY to go home"

[amarveloustune]

I just hit send on an email expressing interest in a job

[brownheadedcowbird]

i was talking to someone the other day who started going off about fat-shaming horses and i was like. girl i know you've met a horse. you and i both know damn well that we are not capable of making a horse feel shame. those beasts have never known shame.